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Mr. Groff's class has more than 20 students but fewer than 30. The class was split into 5 equal groups. How many students are in the class? Explain your answer

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Given:

In a class the total number of students is more than 20 but fewer that 30.

The total strength was split into 5 equal groups.

The objective is to find the total number of students.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the total number of studens as x.

Then, the value of x can be represented as,


20<strong>To find </strong><strong>x</strong><strong> :</strong><p>Since, it is given that the total number of students is divided into 5 equal groups, then considering the multiples of 5,</p>[tex]\begin{gathered} 5*4=20 \\ 5*5=25 \\ 5*6=30 \end{gathered}

So between 20 and 30, the only nujmber which can be divided into 5 equal groups is 25.

Hence, the total number of students is 25.

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